Suggested edit from FAG Contributor (47514618)
T/Sgt John R. Arter attended high school for four years and was a waiter.
He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Blanding, Florida on 14 March 1942.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Mr Five by Five," on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany, He flew on 23 credited combat missions.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometres west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombarbier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Engineer T/Sgt. John R. Arter MIA/KIA
Hometown: Florida
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14081231
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
T/Sgt. Arters Body was not recovered.
There is a cenotaph memorial for him in Grandview Cemetery - Columbiana with a stone.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
T/Sgt John R. Arter attended high school for four years and was a waiter.
He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Blanding, Florida on 14 March 1942.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Mr Five by Five," on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany, He flew on 23 credited combat missions.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometres west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombarbier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Engineer T/Sgt. John R. Arter MIA/KIA
Hometown: Florida
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14081231
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
T/Sgt. Arters Body was not recovered.
There is a cenotaph memorial for him in Grandview Cemetery - Columbiana with a stone.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
Suggested edit from FAG Contributor (47514618)
T/Sgt John R. Arter attended high school for four years and was a waiter.
He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Blanding, Florida on 14 March 1942.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Mr Five by Five," on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany, He flew on 23 credited combat missions.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometres west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombarbier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Engineer T/Sgt. John R. Arter MIA/KIA
Hometown: Florida
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14081231
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
T/Sgt. Arters Body was not recovered.
There is a cenotaph memorial for him in Grandview Cemetery - Columbiana with a stone.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
T/Sgt John R. Arter attended high school for four years and was a waiter.
He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Blanding, Florida on 14 March 1942.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Mr Five by Five," on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany, He flew on 23 credited combat missions.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometres west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombarbier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Engineer T/Sgt. John R. Arter MIA/KIA
Hometown: Florida
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # 14081231
Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
T/Sgt. Arters Body was not recovered.
There is a cenotaph memorial for him in Grandview Cemetery - Columbiana with a stone.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
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Entered the service from Florida.
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